[Zibo, China] The UK-based International Innovative Technologies Ltd. (IIT) announced it has signed an agreement to supply China-based Shangong V-tong Science and Technology Ltd with particle sizing technology for use in ceramic tile manufacturing. The specialist energy efficient mineral milling and classification equipment will be used at V-tong’s new custom built ceramic tile manufacturing plant in Zibo, China.

According to IIT, during the first stage of the project, a joint venture between Hong Kong-based materials recycling company Vecor and a leading Chinese ceramic tile manufacturer, the new facility will be used for the processing of locally sourced fly ash, a waste product from coal fired power stations, into high grade raw materials for use in the production of ceramic tiles.

IIT also stated that this will be the first ceramics sector application of its type for the IIT m-series mill, which can be used for the fine grinding of raw materials such as glass, bauxite, limestone products, silicon carbide, furnace slags and metal oxides. Under the equipment agreement, V-tong will also become the exclusive distributor of its patented milling equipment for the ceramic tile industry in China.